Final Jeopardy: On the Periodic Table
The Final Jeopardy question (5/7/2012) in the category “On the Periodic Table” was:
Of the 5 elements with 4-letter names, it’s the only one that is not a solid at room temperature..
Today is the first match of the Teen Tournament semi-finals, straight from Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. One of these three students will go on to be a Teen Tournament finalist and have a shot at really big bucks: Catherine Briley, a senior from Grand Prairie, LA; Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, TX. and Eliza Scruton, a junior from Louisville, KY.
The girls went straight to work and were tied at $1,200 when Catherine found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double before the first commercial break in “Books.” Polite Catherine said, “Mr. Trebek, I think I’d like to make this a true Daily Double.” She did and she was RIGHT.
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Catherine finished in the lead with $6,800. Eliza was second with $5,200 and Ben was in last place with $3,000.
In the Daily Double round, Ben got to work and swept through the category “Theater,” taking over the lead. He also found the first Daily Double under $2,000 in that category. He now had $7,000 while the girls’ scores remained the same. He only bet $1,000, much to his regret when he saw the clue. He was RIGHT.
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Ben found the last Daily Double in “B.C.-ing You.” He no longer had the lead and was in second place with $2,800 less than Catherine. He bet $2,400 this time and he was RIGHT.
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Catherine finished in the lead with $18,000. Ben was right behind her with $17,600 and Eliza was last with $6,400.
ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
The other elements with 4 letters, as Alex Trebek said, are gold, iron, lead and zinc.
Eliza doubled her score and finished with $12,800.
Ben bet $7,600 and finished with $25,200.
Catherine giggled happily as her correct response and $17,601 bet were revealed. She finished with $35,601. So Catherine, who was one of the Wild Card winners, is now officially a finalist. She played a great game.
